Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty (Movie)

This installment of the Classic Albums series follows the making of two Grateful Dead albums, the fiercely experimental Anthem of the Sun and the understated masterwork American Beauty, which spawned melodic gems like "Sugar Magnolia" and "Ripple." Between the archival scenes and contemporary interviews with band members, the DVD shows a band making seismic inroads in pop music--and five young guys coming to terms with artistry, mortality, and, yes, the pursuit of happiness. There is priceless footage of Neal Cassady driving Ken Kesey's bus and of the Dead, surrounded by martini-sipping hipsters, on Playboy After Dark. The best scenes involve band members talking about specific songs (you will never hear Phil Lesh's "Box of Rain" again without thinking of it as a gift to his dying father) or deconstructing a tune by playing each track separately. Intimate and surprisingly cohesive, Anthem to Beauty is a rare glimpse into how the Dead's magic was made.

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1. Grateful Dead: All The Years Combine, Bonus Disc (Movie) (3)
   

   Jerry Garcia...

   

   Bob Weir...

   Phil Lesh...
2. Grateful Dead: Live on Rockpalast (1981) (Movie) (3)
   

   Jerry Garcia...Performer

   

   Bob Weir...Performer

   Phil Lesh...Performer
3. Festival Express (2003) (Movie) (2)
   

   Jerry Garcia...Himself

   

   Bob Weir...Himself
4. Gimme Shelter (1970) (Movie) (2)
   

   Jerry Garcia...Himself (as The Grateful Dead)

   

   Bob Weir...
5. Grateful Dead - Giants Stadium 1991 (2019) (Movie) (2)
   

   Jerry Garcia...

   

   Bob Weir...
6. Grateful Dead: Bird Song (2005) (Movie) (2)
   

   Jerry Garcia...as Himself

   

   Bob Weir...
7. Grateful Dead: Cornell '77 (2017) (Movie) (2)
   

   Jerry Garcia...Band Member

   

   Bob Weir...Band Member
8. Grateful Dead: Crimson, White & Indigo (2011) (Movie) (2)
   

   Jerry Garcia...

   

   Bob Weir...
9. Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead (1981) (Movie) (2)
   

   Jerry Garcia...Self - Grateful Dead

   

   Bob Weir...Self - Grateful Dead
10. Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here (1989) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...Performer

    

    Bob Weir...Performer
11. Grateful Dead: Fare Thee Well - 50 Years of Grateful Dead (Chicago) (2015) (Movie) (2)
    Phil Lesh...Performer

    

    Bob Weir...Performer
12. Grateful Dead: Fare Thee Well - 50 Years of Grateful Dead (Santa Clara) (2015) (Movie) (2)
    

    Bob Weir...Performer

    Phil Lesh...Performer
13. Grateful Dead: Fare Thee Well - Rainbows Are Real, Chicago, IL (2015) (Movie) (2)
    Phil Lesh...Self

    

    Bob Weir...Self
14. Grateful Dead: Live at Foxboro (1989) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...Himself

    

    Bob Weir...Himself
15. Grateful Dead: New Jersey Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo - Live at The Capitol Theater (1977) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...Performer

    

    Bob Weir...Performer
16. Grateful Dead: Rocking The Cradle (2008) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...

    

    Bob Weir...
17. Grateful Dead: So Far (1987) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...Guitar

    

    Bob Weir...Guitar
18. Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream (2013) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...Self

    

    Bob Weir...Self
19. Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland (1978) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...

    

    Bob Weir...
20. Grateful Dead: The Making of "Built to Last" (1989) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...Himself

    

    Bob Weir...Himself
21. Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve Concert (1987) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...

    

    Bob Weir...
22. Grateful Dead: Truckin Up to Buffalo (1989) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...

    

    Bob Weir...
23. Grateful Dead: View from the Vault (2000) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...

    

    Bob Weir...
24. Grateful Dead: View from the Vault II (1991) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...

    

    Bob Weir...
25. Grateful Dead: View from the Vault III (2002) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...

    

    Bob Weir...
26. Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IV (2003) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...Himself

    

    Bob Weir...Himself
27. Long Strange Trip (2017) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...Himself (archive footage)

    

    Bob Weir...Himself
28. Magic Trip (2011) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...Himself

    

    Bob Weir...
29. The Acid Test (1966) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...

    

    Bob Weir...
30. The Grateful Dead Movie (1977) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...Himself

    

    Bob Weir...Himself
31. The Hippie Temptation (1967) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...

    

    Bob Weir...
32. Truckin' With The Dead (1993) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...

    

    Bob Weir...
33. View from the Vault IV (1987) (Movie) (2)
    

    Jerry Garcia...Self

    

    Bob Weir...Himself